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Astronomers explore 'last blank space' on map of the Universe

Astronomers explore 'last blank space' on map of the Universe

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (30) | comments 71

(PhysOrg.com) -- The most distant object ever discovered is described in this week's edition of the science journal Nature. Two international teams of astronomers report their observations of a gamma-ray burst ...


Research sheds new light on neutron stars (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Michigan State University scientists has shed new light on the properties of neutron stars, galactic oddities that are formed when a large star runs out of fuel and collapses.


Fermi telescope caps its first year with a glimpse of space-time

Fermi Telescope Caps First Year With Glimpse of Space-Time (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 5

During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. It captured more than one thousand discrete sources of gamma ...


Next-generation microcapsules deliver 'chemicals on demand'

Next-generation microcapsules deliver 'chemicals on demand'

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists in California are reporting development of a new generation of the microcapsules used in carbon-free copy paper, in which capsules burst and release ink with pressure from a pen. The new microcapsules ...


New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, ...


Compressing photonic signals for greater bandwidth

Compressing photonic signals for greater bandwidth

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious method to time-compress optical signals. The process could enable optical communication systems to carry many more bits per second or could also be used to generate ...


Rapid star formation spotted in 'stellar nurseries' of infant galaxies

Rapid star formation spotted in 'stellar nurseries' of infant galaxies

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The Universe's infant galaxies enjoyed rapid growth spurts forming stars like our sun at a rate of up to 50 stars a year, according to scientists at Durham University.


Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space

Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet -- an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star -- with unprecedented realism.


Blast from the Past Gives Clues About Early Universe

Blast from the Past Gives Clues About Early Universe

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope have gained tantalizing insights into the nature of the most distant object ever observed in the ...


Science begins at the world's most powerful X-ray laser

Science Begins at the World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first experiments are now underway using the world's most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. ...



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